Dread filled him and added itself to the anger that fueled him. It meant bad things would happen of course, but that particular bad omen started as soon as they entered Enyalius' orbit. When the old women appeared, however, it made him pause.

Surely, there was more to it than that.

Confirmed by their transforming into younger forms of themselves and one of them attacking Nix.

"Oberon Shield!"

Seeing all his allies surrounded by shields reassured him as he called for his swords, the only shields he actually had for himself, really, their weight comforting in his hands.

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10  Andromeda attempts to attack Phrike using her Chrome Blade!
Did it hit?
--2
--1 Weighted Die
----3 it misses!


9  Nix uses Arctic Blizzard (3MP) and attacks Pemphredo!

Did it hit?
Point blank range; DEX check: Pemphredo is less than 2x NIX's dex, she's still close enough for a point-blank attack! 
Auto-hit!
How much damage?
--2
--CTRL 10
--MP 2
--Armor -2
----Total of 14 points of damage!


8 Oberon uses Oberon Shields (10 MP) and encases the team with a protective barrier!
How much protection?
--4
--6
--Members are protected by a shield that will block 10 points of damage.

8 Deino uses Dread on Callisto! 
Perception Check: Deino CTRL = 15; Callisto PER = 8; a roll is required
--4
Callisto is under the effects of Dread! Callisto loses 6 DEX for the next 3 rounds!

7 Phrike attempts to attack Andromeda! 
Did it hit?
--3
--(-1) weighted die!
--2
She misses!

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Battle Order

15 Pemphredo

10  Andromeda Weighted Die: Did it Hit chances +1 ;; Oberon Shield 10

9  Nix Oberon Shield 10
9  Nocturnus terrified until round 4 begins;  Oberon Shield 10
9  Sedna Oberon Shield 10
8 Oberon
8  Callisto  Oberon Shield 10; 2 DEX until round 4 ends

8 Deino

7 Phrike
5  Nikos Oberon Shield 10
3  Enoch panicked until round 4 begins; chance of hitting an ally increases Oberon Shield 10
1  Panzer unable to move until round 4 begins; Oberon Shield 10

Enoch came to from the spell Enyo had put him under and immediately his face fell in despair. He sighed and looked to the others in terrible embarrassment and regret.

"I'm sorry for my words, everyone. I was under a spell. I realize this now, but it was still wrong of me. I can only move forward now, despite my incredible fear of what lies ahead."

So there he went, following the others in. Truthfully, staying behind was likely just as dangerous. It was better to be with the others now. There was no time to spare. The three new enemies, maybe the ones Enyo had spoken of before, were now attacking. Enoch barely had time to comprehend if these were the Chaos Agents he suspected were left behind before he was hit with yet another spell from the one in orange.

Enoch heard Nikos's command and immediately went to run to the "purple one." His heart raced and he began to understand that his emotions were being manipulated like before. Everything about him seemed to moving faster than it actually was. He knew that he had to stay as calm as he could but it simply wasn't all that possible. He had to find some way to attack these people without hurting himself or the others.

He rushed forward as his body began to pulse with power. His upcoming  attack seemed to be affecting him as electricity pulsed about his body. It actually began to remove the form of the unknown soldier, revealing his true form underneath. His irises glowed as he tried desperately to tackle the "purple one" as he unleashed the attack.

"A-A-Azazel's L-Ligh..."

The rookie soldier used Azazel's Lightning, sending a fury of lightning from the tips of his fingers.

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5  Nikos attempts to attack Pemphredo by jabbing with his sword!

Does it hit?
--1
It misses!


3  Enoch uses Azazel Lightning (4MP) and attempts to hit Dieno

How much damage?
--6
--CTRL 1
--MP 2
----Total of 9 points to be split
Does it hit?
--3
It misses!
Does it hit him?
--5
It hits! Azazel Knight takes 5 points of damage!

Battle Round One has ended.

The game is on pause until 9-10 AM tomorrow morning, where it will have 6 hours to conclude.

Battle Round Two has Begun

Battle Order

15 Pemphredo

10  Andromeda Weighted Die: Did it Hit chances +1 ;; Oberon Shield 10

9  Nix Oberon Shield 10
9  Nocturnus terrified until round 4 begins;  Oberon Shield 10
9  Sedna Oberon Shield 10
8 Oberon
8  Callisto  Oberon Shield 10; 2 DEX until round 4 ends

8 Deino

7 Phrike
5  Nikos Oberon Shield 10
3  Enoch panicked until round 4 begins; chance of hitting an ally increases Oberon Shield 10
1  Panzer unable to move until round 4 begins; Oberon Shield 10

She had engaged the green one in a fight, but neither her nor her opponent managed to land a blow. She heard what Nikos said, and switched targets, rushing Deino with her Blade. Someone engage the green one in my place!



She attempted another Arctic Blizzard at Pemphredo, knowing she only had so much magic to spare. Maybe she'd get lucky and her attack would blind her.

He looked with worry as they split apart in every corner of the room, uncertain it was the correct way to fight them. It made everyone vulnerable, but he flew toward Phrike, leaving a certain distance between them. Taking both his swords' handles in one hand, he rose the other, palm open, his wings beating behind him as support.

Those who can still fight should pair up.

"Titania's Fury!"

Eshana kept an eye on the situation, keeping a particular eye on those who were currently engaged in battle less she needed to heal them. 

Is anyone able to see Enya or Achelois? They couldn't be too far away.

Seeing one of their enemies close to Nikos and Nix, Sedna rushed forward with her halberd, coming to the right of Nikos, she thrust her halberd forward hoping to hit the brown enemy.

So these were Enyo's Fates. Three women who looked old and withered at first, but quickly became deadly opponents. They also seemed to be able to inflict emotions on people too, which would only serve as another handicap to fight with. Before she could even move to engage one of them, the purple on pointed a finger at her, and she could feel whatever curse she had created sink in.

Callisto wanted to fight, or at least she thought she did, but it was like every part of her body was determined to stay rooted to the stop. Each step was like fighting against the apprehension that sat in her stomach like a weight now.

Gritting her teeth, Callisto forced her feet to move and changed positions to DD27, and used her Callisto Disc on Deino.

Enoch's eyes rattled as his own attack began to shock him and not the enemy. He had been foolhardy to try the attack, knowing that it wasn't consistent. He cursed not being able to correctly pull it off. What kind of a soldier was he? Nothing like the Sailor Moon of Sailor Leviathan's comics, who could easily pull off a more powerful attack without fail.

He wished he were luckier. But as he cringed in his pain, he realized something incredibly crucial.

"The purple one's curing the others! Sailor Callisto! We need to take her out!"

The soldier of Planet Leviathan actually rushed forward and attempted to punch Deino directly in the face to stagger.

Deino was an even bigger threat that he had originally anticipated. The Shapeshifter had caught it, too, calling for others to attack her; Nikos was thinking, his eyes movign from Pemphredo - who was really moving too fast for him to hit anyway, to Oberon and Phrike, and back to Deino.

'I can try to distract one - they can't hit me, I can taunt them with that!'

Battle Round Two wrote:

3  Enoch attempts to hit Deino! 
Did it hit something?
--5
He hit something!
Enoch is panicked! He thinks he hit Deino, but did he hit Andromeda instead?
--2
He didn't hit Andromeda!
Did he hit Deino?
DEX Check: Deino's DEX is greater than twice Azazel's DEX; 
--Automatic Miss.
He didn't hit Deino!
Azazel Knight punched the door!
How much damage?
--4
--STR 2
----Total of 6 points of damage dealt to the door!
The door twitches in its hinges!
Enoch catches a sliver of a glimpse into the next room! It's not very bright in there...

Battle Round Two Ends;

Battle Round Three Begins!

Battle Order:

15 Pemphredo  blinded until the end of turn 4 - 'Did it Hit?' penalty -4

10  Andromeda Weighted Die: Did it Hit chances +1 ;; Oberon Shield 10

9  Nix Oberon Shield 10
9  Nocturnus terrified until round 4 begins;  Oberon Shield 10
9  Sedna Oberon Shield 10
8 Oberon

8 Deino

7 Phrike
5  Nikos Oberon Shield 10
3  Enoch panicked until round 4 begins; chance of hitting an ally increases Oberon Shield 10

8  Callisto  Oberon Shield 10; 2 DEX until round 4 ends
1  Panzer unable to move until round 4 begins; Oberon Shield 10

Splitting up unequally had indeed been a bad idea, but he wasn't aware of how much until Phrike changed in front of his eyes. His first reflex was to cower back, actually floating backward a bit, until anger flared again. He flexed his fingers, uneasy, unable to look in the eyes of the thing in front of him. Fear, again. Personal nightmares used against his own mind. Cowardice at its peak and so frustrating he wanted to use his claws against every inch of her skin he could see. His wings trembled and he wasn't sure he could do anything against his enemy if it kept staring at him like that.

I will be in need of assistance!

He gritted out from a mind voice that seemed both woman and man, strangely angry and a little strangled. Never losing sight of the figure standing in front of him, he drank the potion, not feeling its taste. It seemed foolish, but he knew he had to stay alive and that was most of which he could do to ensure that.

Perhaps can you even help by degree every team if you feel like you can handle such a task. 

Spoiler:

Finally her attack hit, but it seemed as if instead of attacking back, Deino was focusing on one of the others. What was she doing? The other one she had targeted seemed to stand up straighter and retaliated - healing?

On one hand, if she was busy healing, she would not be attacking. On the other, that would make battling the others take longer. 

Nikos, try distracting the healer so she can neither fight back nor heal the others.

She glanced between Phrike - who seemed to have gotten the upper hand with Oberon - and her current opponent, torn between the two. But then Oberon called for help, and she had almost gotten accidentally hit by Enoch, so she made up her mind and her blade disappeared, replaced by her Trident that she threw at Phrike as she made her way over back there.



With Pemphredo blinded, Nix was able to avoid her blind attack easily, and now that she knew she had an easier target to hit, she summoned a more powerful attack, Hailstorm Symphony.

Keeping the healer occupied is an excellent idea. The last thing they needed was for her to heal the others. Speaking of healing, Sedna gathered more water and sent it over to Oberon, using Ocean's Grace on him. There were no words to express how happy she was at all the water around. It certainly made it easier than attempting to ration her water pouch.

Enoch blinked in surprise that he actually punched a door instead of the enemy. Now he understand that the enemy was far too fast to hit. He would have to set his sights on helping in some other way.

He got a faint glimpse of another room beyond the double set of doors. The door rattled, but it didn't seem to be from someone on the other side. He immediately assumed that there was no one there, not hearing any cry or sound coming from the room.

He immediately went to punch the door again, to see if he could at least get a better look inside. Perhaps there was something that could help them in this battle.

Andromeda's trident helped him find a grounding place despite what Phrike did to his mind, but then, Sedna's magic engulfing him brought a certain peace of mind he had lost since their first interaction with the corrupted Enyo. His wings beat faster, winds gathering again. If he kept far way from it, if he kept hitting it from as far as he could while still being able to target it, maybe could he be not as useless. Facing their fears. Wasn't it the most important rule of an immortal?

He made sure Andromeda was not in his way before his trembling palm let loose the storm that charged toward it. If he was still a child, he would tightly shut his eyes to rid himself from the sight. Lucky heart condition was a disease considering how fast it was beating, how fast it pumped when they were in the agora. What a ridiculous concept the one of a fairy dying from a heart attack.

Spoiler:

Callisto nodded at Enoch's plan and threw her shield again at Deino, using her Callisto Disc attack. If they could just keep her distracted, or just beat her outright, the other two would have a harder time against them.

Enoch was feeling much more calm now and didn't feel as panicked. Still, he knew he hardly had any magic left and whatever magic he did use could possibly electrocute him again. He had to find something like the shield before that could aid them in battle.

He breathed in and out and punched the door once again to finish the work his panicked self had startred.

I will keep your shields up and this connection running for as long as I can.

Despite having hit, he knew himself wounded and he probably wouldn't be able to deal with another blow from the witch, the thing, whatever it was supposed to be, whatever his brain came up with. Maybe could he have stood his ground if its face didn't hold so many horrors, but he couldn't face it anymore and he refused to die by it. Grateful for not having to walk, he flew backward back towards Nocturnus and Panzer, hoping he would be able to keep defending them, without dying preferably. The mental link would hold if he was to be put unconscious, but it wouldn't if he died.

They had a better chance at surprising their enemy if they could still exchange information among themselves.

We need a better strategy or someone needs to find them.

These women were tough, although it was a wonder no one but Oberon had gotten hit yet - which was ironic considering everyone had a shield but him. She continued to rush Phrike with her Chrome Blade after her previous blow landed.



A sudden assault of panic gripped her, and suddenly she was not able to focus as well as before. She clumsily summoned Arctic Blizzard for the third time, hoping it would hit Pemphredo.

She had hesitated too much before throwing her shield, and it sailed past its target, to her frustration. She caught it as it curved back to her and attached it to her arm, already knowing she was mostly drained of magic. Shed have to fight physically now, which wasn't  much of a hindrance to her. 

Callisto ran up to EE24 and slashed at Pemphredo with her clawed gloves.

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8 Deino heals Phrike!
How much healed?
--5
--CTRL 15
----20 points healed

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With Oberon having left her vacinity, Phrike turns on Andromeda, and her glamour changes to match Andromeda's greatest fears and phobias, aiming to frighten or gross-out Andromeda with her appearance!

7 Phrike attempts to attack Andromeda!
Does it hit?
--5
--1 Fear Glamour
--Weighted Die -1
--5 it hits!
How much damage?
--2
--STR 15
--WPN 2
--Oberon Shield -10
--Armor -6
----Total of 3 points of damage!
Oberon Shield Exhausted!

5  Nikos attempts to hold onto Deino, wrapping her in his arms to stop her hands from moving!
Does it hit?
--3
Deino slips out of it!


3  Enoch attacks the door!
The door breaks! The different in brightness makes it hard to see what is inside! Enoch sees a throne back towards the middle of the room...

8  Callisto attempts to attack! 
Dread makes her dexterity too low!

Battle Round 4 ended
Battle Round 5 Begins

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Battle Order:

15 Pemphredo 

10  Andromeda Weighted Die: Did it Hit chances +1 

9  Nix Oberon Shield 10;; Panicked until the end of round 7! chance of hitting an ally increases
9  Nocturnus Oberon Shield 10
9  Sedna Oberon Shield 10
8 Oberon 
8  Callisto  Oberon Shield 10;

8 Deino

7 Phrike
5  Nikos Oberon Shield 10
3  Enoch  Oberon Shield 10

1  Panzer  Oberon Shield 10

She blinked as her opponent turned into herself in chains, not controlling them, but bound by them once more. She looked so helpless. The surprise almost knocked her off balance and the next blow hit her hard, making Oberon's shield disappear. This should be interesting...

Seeing the unsettling image drove her to want to get rid of it more. Gritting her teeth in anger, she summoned her Trident and shouted, "Andromeda Ocean Fury!"



She was down to her last resort - there wasn't much magic left in her. Thoughts of dying filled with her head and she swung her staff at Pemphredo wildly, hoping to end this battle sooner rather than later.

He felt quite at the limit of himself which didn't do a thing to improve the wariness he had about himself since Leviathan. Maybe it was time to give up altogether and never fight again. Maybe he was getting too old for this. He was useless, unreliable, weak.

"Thelion Blessing!"

But wallowing would need to wait for after this mess.

Spoiler:

Another miss. Callisto felt the last of the dread that had settled on her lift, renewing her will to fight again. She went for a grappling move this time, trying to pick up Pemphredo from behind and slam her down to the ground.